HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- Hampden-Sydney College, ranked No. 1 in this week's D3hoops.com Top 25, plays on the road at Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) opponent Shenandoah University on Saturday afternoon, January 20, at 2 p.m. in Winchester. NCAA Division III's top-ranked Tigers are 15-1 overall, including 7-1 in the ODAC, following a 77-63 ODAC road win at Randolph College on Jan. 17 in Lynchburg~their 10th-straight victory. The Hornets are 13-4 overall, 4-4 in the ODAC, after an 86-46 ODAC road loss at No. 11 Randolph-Macon College on Jan. 17 in Ashland~their fourth loss in five games after beginning the season 12-0. The contest will be available to watch via suhornets.com.

No. 1 Hampden-Sydney (15-1, 7-1 ODAC) at Shenandoah (13-4, 4-4 ODAC) | STATS | VIDEO | GAME NOTES (PDF)
Location: Wilkins Athletics & Events Center | Winchester, VA
Date: Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024
Time: 2 p.m.

Head Coach Caleb Kimbrough
H-SC is led by the fifth-year head coach who took over the program on April 4, 2019. The former head coach at Huntingdon (AL) College from 2016-19, Kimbrough is the 19th head coach in the 114-year history of the storied Hampden-Sydney program. He is no stranger to the ODAC, having played four years at Guilford (NC) College and coached six years with the Quakers, and one year at Washington and Lee. Kimbrough is 67-36 overall at the College, including 38-22 in ODAC games. Caleb was both the 2022-23 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division III District 6 Coach of the Year, and the ODAC Men's Basketball Bob Johnson Coach of the Year.

Scouting No. 1 Hampden-Sydney
H-SC is enjoying its finest start to a season since 2002-03 when the program began 22-0 en route to a 28-4 campaign that included an NCAA Tournament Final Four appearance. This year's team is extremely balanced offensively with three players averaging in double-figure scoring among its five starters that are each scoring at least 5.8 points per game, while seven Tigers are playing at least 15-plus minutes among 10 playing seven-plus minutes per game. H-SC has been led by senior forward Davidson Hubbard (Charlotte, NC) with his 16.0 points (29 3FGs) and 7.8 rebounds, senior guard and team captain Adam Brazil (Mooresville, NC) with his 13.1 points (32 3FGs) and 4.0 assists, along with fifth-year guard Ryan Clements (Conyers, GA) with his 11.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals. Joining them in the lineup have been senior guard Alex Elliott (Marietta, GA) (6.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 16 3FGs) and senior guard/forward and team captain Josiah Hardy (Ashburn) (5.8 points, 4.0 rebounds). Fifth-year guard Chase Turner (Virginia Beach) (4.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists), junior guard Ayman McGowan (Memphis, TN) (4.4 points, 17 3FGs), fifth-year forward and team captain Miles Harris (Virginia Beach) (3.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 14 3FGs) and sophomore forward Shane Fernald (Charlotte, NC) (3.2 points) have provided solid depth. The Tigers are shooting 46% (455-992) from the field, including 38% (136-357) on three-point field goals (8.5 per game), and 73% (157-215) at the free throw line. H-SC has averaged 75.2 points, and allowed only 59.9 points, for a +15.3 scoring margin.

Scouting Shenandoah
The Hornets are coached by second-year head coach Nick Doyle. SU has been led by graduate guard Jaylen Williams with his 16.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.6 steals, junior forward Nic Pullum with his 9.4 points, along with senior guard Evan Makle with his 9.1 points (31 3FGs). The Hornets shoot 45% (420-943) from the field, including 29% (103-353) on three-pointers, and 76% (236-312) at the line; scoring 69.4 points, and yielding 63.5points, for a +5.9 scoring margin.

Series History
H-SC leads the all-time series, 19-4, including 13-3 in ODAC regular season games. The Tigers have won nine-straight against the Hornets, and 10 of the last 11 games in the series, including both games last season: 76-54 on Jan. 7, 2023 in Winchester ... and 74-55 on February 4, 2023 in Hampden-Sydney. The two schools first met in the 1989 NCAA South Atlantic Regional in Ewing, New Jersey, an 80-78 win by H-SC.

#1 In D3hoops.com Top 25
H-SC  remains ranked No. 1 nationally in this week's D3hoops.com Top 25. It's the third consecutive week that the Tigers have been ranked first in the national poll for NCAA Division III men's basketball. The Garnet & Grey earned 623 points in this week's poll, including 23 of 25 first-place votes.

NCAA Division III Statistics
H-SC currently ranks fourth nationally in winning percentage (93.8), eighth in assist/turnover ratio (1.50), 12th in scoring margin (15.3), 13th in scoring defense (59.9), 17th in three-point percentage (38.1), 20th in field goal percentage defense (38.2), 24th in fewest turnovers (11.0), 39th in assists (16.5), 45th in turnover margin (3.3) and 46th in rebound margin (6.7). Adam Brazil ranks 19th in NCAA Division III assist/turnover ratio (2.91).

Bevo Francis Award Top 100 Watch List
Davidson Hubbard was named to the 2023-24 Bevo Francis Award Top 100 Watch List on Jan. 15. The Clarence "Bevo" Francis Award is presented annually to the player who has had the finest overall season within Small College Basketball to include NCAA Divisions II and III, NAIA, USCAA and NCCAA.

The Team Three-Point Stat
H-SC has made at least one three-point field goal in 476 consecutive games, dating back to a home game vs. Emory & Henry on Dec. 3, 2005 (0-1 3FGA). Ironically, the Tigers won that contest 130-99. H-SC's 136 three-pointers this season includes three games of at least 11, with a season-high 17 three-pointers vs. Rose-Hulman (IN) on Nov. 18 (17-36 3FGA). The season-low is four at Ferrum on Jan. 3 (4-22 3FGA).

Career Watch
Ryan Clements ranks 15th in career scoring with 1,287 career points in 103 career games (12.5). Russell Turner '92 is the all-time leader with 2,272 career points. Clements is ninth in career steals with 170 career steals (1.7). Ralph Baker '89 is the all-time leader with 258 career steals. Davidson Hubbard is 10th in career blocks with 48 career blocks in 74 career games (0.6). Mike Thompson '04 is the all-time leader with 136 career blocks.

2023-24 Team Captains
Leading the Tigers are fifth-year Miles Harris, along with seniors Adam Brazil and Josiah Hardy. Harris and Brazil are each serving in the leadership role for their second season, while Hardy is a first-year captain. Miles is the son of Randy Harris and Corey Bacs and is majoring in economics and business. Adam is the son of Mark and Kristen Brazil and is majoring in English. Josiah is the son of Vernal Hardy and Felicia Miller and is majoring in economics and business.
 
Three Former Tigers Are Division I Head Coaches
H-SC currently has three former basketball team members and graduates of the College that are serving as NCAA Division I head coaches. Russell Turner '92 is in his 14th year at UC Irvine ... Ryan Odom '96 is in his first season at VCU and his eighth season as a DI head coach (UMBC, Utah State) ... Griff Aldrich '96 is in his sixth year at Longwood. Entering this season, Turner was 265-170 at UCI ... Odom was 141-85 overall, including 44-25 in two years at USU and 97-60 in five years at UMBC ... Aldrich was 88-72 at Longwood.

Up Next
H-SC will return home to host four-straight ODAC contests in S. Douglas Fleet Gymnasium at Kirby Field House, beginning with the University of Lynchburg on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. ... the contest against the Hornets will be the program's "Coaches vs. Cancer" game during "Suits And Sneakers Week" sponsored by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). It's also "WHITEOUT WEDNESDAY" as all fans are encouraged to wear white. The Lynchburg game is followed by Roanoke College on Saturday, Jan. 27, at 2 p.m., Virginia Wesleyan University on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. and No. 11 Randolph-Macon College on Saturday, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m. As a reminder, it's Free Admission for all regular season home contests.

Complete game notes are available via the linked PDF above.